You've learned about specific and proper nouns, capitalization, adjectives, and punctuation. These elements all make our writing much better, like the famous authors in our mentor texts. This week, you'll learn about STRONG VERBS, TRANSITIONS, STRETCHING SENTENCES, & EDITING FOR FOCUS.

Add Transitions

After Mrs. Petlak's mentor text read aloud, use the chart of transitions to help you combine the choppy sentences into longer, smoother sentences connected with transitional phrases.

USING STRONG VERBS: COME ON, RAIN! / Amos & Boris

Choose one or both videos of strong verbs mentor texts to watch. Then, work on changing the BORING verbs listed on the activity page to more VIVID, DESCRIPTIVE action verbs.

Stretch Your Sentences

Sometimes we write short, choppy sentences. It makes our writing really boring and difficult to read. Using transition words, specific nouns, and strong verbs, we can make our sentences longer and smoother. Include these questions in your sentences to STRETCHthem and make your writing better!